James Carson (field hockey)

{{Short description|Welsh field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = James Carson

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| full_name = James Christopher Carson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|29|df=y}}

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| position = Forward

| currentclub = Old Georgians

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| clubs1 = Cardiff & Met

| years2 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| clubs2 = Reading

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = Exeter

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = Beerschot

| years5 = 2020–present

| clubs5 = Old Georgians

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2023

| nationalteam1 = Wales

| nationalcaps1 = 100

| nationalgoals1 = 67

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James Carson (born 29 April 1994) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a forward for Wales.

Carson plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians, along with his two older brothers.{{Cite web |title=James Carson |url=https://www.hockeywales.org.uk/team-5/-james-carson- |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Hockey Wales |language=en}}

He was picked to represent Wales at the 2023 Hockey World Cup.{{Cite news |title=Debutants Wales name Hockey World Cup squad |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/64111052 |access-date=2023-01-13}} He became the first player to score a goal for Wales at a Hockey World Cup, during the team's 5-1 loss to Spain on 15 January 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-15 |title=Wales well beaten by Spain at Hockey World Cup |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/64281642 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}